Window screen and ventilator



Jan. 21, 1947. M. GARLINSKI WINDOW SCREEN AND VENTILAI'OR Filed Oct. 1, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 was Ini/entor h s .n r ay 6 C a A .m N a Patented Jan. 21, 1947 U-NETED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VVINDOW'SCREEN AND VENTILATOR I Michael Garlinski, Thorold, vOntario, Ganada 6 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in window screens and ventilators for placing beneath a raised window sash to prevent the ingress of insects and to direct the inflowing air in an upward direction to avoid direct draught upon persons within a room.

A further object is to reinforce the screen of an extensible screen member and to provide adjustable means for holding curtains or drapes clear of the ventilator.

The principal features of the invention consist in the novel construction of a telescopic screen formed of a pair of slidable sections adapted to fit under a window sash having a pivotal deflector plate extending inwardly from the screen and Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective detail of one end of the ventilator shown in the open position, showing the curtain holder extended.

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective detail of one end of the ventilator deflector showing the curtain holder in the folded position.

Window ventilators having screens to prevent the ingress of insects have been very common and such ventilators have been providedwith foldable deflectors arranged upon the inner side to direct a flow of air coming through the screen in an upward direction but such types of ventilators have not proved very satisfactory and it is the purpose of this invention to provide a deflector hinged to the inner side of the screen which will telescope with the screen and which carries suitable guards or holders to engage curtains or drapes arranged either side of the window so that these will be held clear of the ventilator while it is open, but which may be telescoped inwardly in such a manner as to be folded up with the deflector member when the same is moved to the closed position.

In the structure shown the screen is formed of a pair of longitudinally and slidably connected screen frames I and 2. Attached to the outward end of each of the frames I and 2 are flexible foldable substantially V-shaped members 3 which are adapted to fold up snugly against the screen frame and their inward edges are attached to a sheet metal deflector plate 4 which is hinged at its lower edge on a hinge pin 5 secured along the bottom of the frame.

This plate 4 is formed in two sections which are slidable relative to one another and they are preferably provided with interfltting cylindrical beads 5' at the upper edge which add to the rigidity of the member.

The rolled beads 5' are preferably cut away adjacent to the outward ends of the member 4. slidably mounted in the outward end of each of the beads is a rod 6, the outwardly extending end of which is formed into a loop 7 and is adapted to be turned inwardly toward the window frame when the deflector is swung inwardly and provides at each end of the ventilator a circular guard ring through which an end of the curtain 8 may be threaded.

The curtains are thus held securely beyond the end of the ventilator and with considerable range of adjustment by the sliding of the rod 6 and when th ventilator is to be closed the curtains may be withdrawn from the guard ring and the rods 6 slipped inwardly within the edge beads of the plate 4,. then swung downwardly snugly against the face of the plate, as illustrated] particularly in Figure 5.

It is found desirable to stiffen the inner edge of the slidable frame 2 and this has been accomplished by securing thereto a bar 9 of T-shaped cross section. These are arranged at the top and bottom, and arranged between said T bars is a vertical bar H3 which is adapted to be slid endwise of the frame to prevent the screen from sagging and to hold the screen of one frame in close engagement with the adjacent screen.

A ventilator screen such as described will be extremely useful and may be opened or closed as may be desired by simply swinging the hinged plate 4 inwardly or upwardly and when swung to a vertical position it may be held by a suitable spring catch II and the pleated end members I will fold snugly between the screen frame and the deflector plate.

A device such as described may be folded and telescoped into short compass so that it may be readily stored in seasons when screens are not desired.

vWhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A ventilator screen comprising a screen member, a closure for said screen member hinged thereto, and guard means mounted on said closure for engaging and holding curtains or drapes clear of the screen.

2. A window screen frame, a closure member hinged to said frame, and a guard member adjustably mounted on each end of said closure member each adapted to engage and hold a curtain or drape clear of the screen.

3. A screen frame adapted to fit beneath a window sash, a hinged closure member mounted on said frame and having a beaded upper edge,

and curtain guards having rod extensions slidably mounted in said beaded edge. vi i 4. A window screen frame, a closure hinged to the bottom of said frame and having 2. rolled upper beaded edge offset from the ends of the closure, and a rod slidable in each end of said beaded edge, each rod having a ring at the outer end to engage and hold a curtain.

5. A window screen formed of relatively slidable interconnected frames, rigid bars respectively mounted on opposite sides of one of said frames, and a rigid bar extending across said frame and slidable on said bars forming a travelling spacer.

6. A window screen, a closure hinged to said screen, and looped curtain guards hinged to said closure member to be swung outwardly to engage and hold curtains spaced from the closure.

MICHAEL GARLINSKI. 

